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Ship

R/V Knorr

Cruise Party

Paul Baker: Chief Scientist, Principal Investigator Duke University, Earth and Ocean Sciences 103 Old Chem Building Durham, , NC USA 27708-0227 +1 919 684 5450 pbaker@duke.edu David Hollander: Chief Scientist University of South Florida, College of Marine Science 140 7th Avenue South St. Petersburg, Fl USA 33701 +1 727 553 1019 davidh@marine.usf.edu

Departure: Feb 19, 2010
Bridgetown, Barbados
Arrival: Mar 12, 2010
Fortaleza, Brazil
Operations Area
Northwest coast of Brasil, from French Guiana down to Forteleza
Lat/Lon: 5° 30.0′ N / 41° 0.0′ W
Depth Range: 4000 / max (m)
Will the vessel be operating within 200 NM of a foreign country?	Brazil
Are visas or special travel documents required?	yes
Science Objectives
High resolution 3.5 kHz chirp profiling, coring, using box core, multicore and long core. Water column sampling.
Science Activities
Long coring, multicoring, box coring, gravity coring. High-res seismic and multibeam mapping. CTD and water sampling.
Additional Info
Pre-cruise Planning Meeting: Teleconference
Meeting Notes: Teleconference 12/8 @ 10:30 East coast time.
Media personnel on board: None
Stations:
Station 1   Distance: 805   Days: null   Latitude: 4° 42.0’ N   Longitude: 49° 2.0’ W
Supporting documentation:
»Baker_prop._coring_sites.doc
»Core_Logger_Authzn.pdf
»Baker_09_operating_area.jpg
»LONG_CORE_DECK_PLAN.PNG

Funding

Funding Agency: NSF

Grant or contract number: 0823650

Scientific Instrumentation for R/V Knorr

Other Science Vans:

Shipboard Equipment
Bathymetry System 12 kHz
Bathymetry System 3.5 kHz
ADCP 150 kHz
ADCP 75 kHz
Deionized Water System
Multibeam
Fume Hood
CTD/Water Sampling
911+ Rosette 24-position, 10-liter bottle Rosette with dual T/C sensors
Critical CTD Sensors
Hydrographic Analysis Equipment
Salinometer
MET Sensors
Barometric Pressure
Air temperature
Relative Humidity
Wind speed and direction
Sediment Sampling
Jumbo Long Corer
Box corer
Gravity corers
Multi-core
Sample Storage
Chest Freezer (Household type) 0°F
Storage Notes: They will mostly use the cold storage van on 01 deck.
Navigation
Will you be using Long Base Line (LBL) navigation?	no
How many nets?	0
How many tansponders?	0
Will you be using Doppler/GPS navigation?	yes
Winches
Trawl Winch with 9/16th trawl wire
CTD Winch with .322" Electro-mechanical wire
Standard Oceanographic Cables
Slip ring required? no Number of conductors:  Non-standard wire required? no Type:  Traction winch required? no Describe:
Portable Vans
Cold Storage Van
Chemical Storage Van

Science Van 1
Type/size: Long Core Vans		Location:
Water:		Power:

Specialized Deck Equipment

Mooring Deployment/Recovery Equipment Required: no	Type:
Cruise Specific Science Winch Required: yes	Type: Long Core
Nets Required: no	Type:

Over the Side Equipment

Will you be bringing any equipment (winches, blocks, etc.) that lowers instruments over the side? no

Special Requirements

Elecrical Power: no	Identify:
Equipment Handling: no	Identify:
Inter/intraship Communications: no	Identify:
Science Stowage: no	Identify:
Water: no	Identify:

Additional Cruise Items/Activities

Explosive Devices:no Portable Air Compressors:no Flammable Gases:no Small Boat Operations:no SCUBA Diving Operations:no

Hazardous Material

Will hazardous material be utilized?yesDescribe deployment method and quantity:
- N2 gases for gas filtrations


RAD INFO:
- Core logger (radioactive source) Authorized by WHOI Rad Safety officer , Gary Dwyer is authorized user (see attached document).
Placement will be in the main lab, aft, portside, facing outboard.

Radioactive Material

Radioiosotopes:no

Additional Information

Is night time work anticipated on this cruise?yesSpecialized tech support (Seabeam, coring, other):
multibeam, ctd, survey at nightOther required equipment and special needs:
Science will load some gear (aprox 1 pallet worth) in Tampa Fl.  Along with some N2 gases.
Dave Hollander will be the p.o.c. for this.

Checklist & Notes

Checklist
U.S. Customs Form:	no
Diplomatic Clearance:	yes
Date Submitted:	Jul 30, 2009
Date Approved:
Agent Information:
Barbados      Master R/V Ship Name Attn: Scientist's Name c/o DaCosta Mannings Inc. Brandons St. Michael BARBADOS Contact:  Glyne St. Hill, Manager Email: gsthill@dmishipping.com Phone:(246) 430-4804 Fax: (246) 431-0051 Contact:  David Priddee, Operations Manager Email Address: dpriddee@dmishipping.com Tel. no. (246) 430-4819 Cell no. (246) 231-5348 Contact:  Dacosta Dawson, Senior Operations Coordinator Email Address: operations@dmishipping.com Tel. no. (246) 430-4817 Cell no. (246) 233-6046 Contact:  Arlin Kellman, Assistant Operations Manager Email Address: akellman@dmishipping.com Tel. No. (246) 430-4825 Cell no. (246) 230-4353 Note: Agent and WHOI contacts should be copied on all communications. It is requested that shipment information of any equipment be communicated to the Agent and to all WHOI contacts ------------------------------------------ Brazil (Fortaleza)      Primary Agent: Vasile Tudoran Transport 819 Ohio Ave. Long Beach, CA 90804 Contact: Vasile Tudoran Phone: (562) 882-5590        Fax: (562) 434-9800 Email : vtudoran@aol.com   Subagent: Master R/V Ship Name Attn: Scientist's Name c/o Littora Maris Maritime & Rep. Com. Ltda. Av. Parajana, nº 3394 Loja A  - Serrinha Fortaleza-Ceara-CEP: 60.740-000 Phone: 55-85-88990130 / 91810130 Operations Department / Mr. Washington Albuquerque Note: Agent and WHOI contacts should be copied on all communications. It is requested that shipment information for any equipment be communicated to the Agent and WHOI contacts.
Countries:
ALL Scientists and Long Core Techs will need to obtiain Brazilan "tourist" visas for this cruise.
Notes:
U.S. Custom form 4455 will need to be taken with equipment flown back into the U.S.
Isotope Use Approval:	yes
Isotope Notes:
Core Logger approved.
SCUBA Diving:	no
Checklist
SSSG Tech:
Amy Simoneau (f) & Robbie Laird (m)
Loading ~2 pallets of gear in Tampa Fl. Jan 10 -11 Off load in Fortaleza Brazil.  Including sci samples.